Letts, IA Population

Overview

347

Total Population

41.2

Median age

48.41%

Female population %

106.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Letts's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Letts is 41.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Letts's population under 18 was 24.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Letts's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Letts, 18.73% were under the age of 15, 17.00% aged 15 to 29, 47.26% aged 30 to 64, 16.43% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 11 less females than males in Letts:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.41% females and 51.59% males in Letts, IA.
The Letts, IA gender ratio is 106.5:100 i.e. 106.5 men to 100 women (1.065).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 23.

Letts's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Letts population: 93.66% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American and 6.05% are multiracial.
Letts's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 345 (99.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Letts is White with a population of 325 (93.66% of the total population).

Letts's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 403 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Letts's population decreased by 13 (3.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Letts's population decreased by 19 (4.96%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Letts's population was lowest in year 2022 at 362.